Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Hey Village Mamas! Sorry, I’ve had to take a hiatus. I’ve been extremely busy between virtual school (for both kids), my Arbonne business, my new position in Recess and Results, and maintaining this blog. I know I’ve done a blog on black hair, but I want to talk more about black hair care products.

We know that hair is a big part of our culture. No doubt we take great pride in our hair! And I must say that we have, once again, had to reinvent our hair care because we were taken out of our natural environment (Don’t get me started on the damage it also did to us mentally having our heads shaved because it was “unkept” or “nappy”). With the likes of Madam CJ Walker aka Sarah Breedlove, we have progressed forward when it comes to hair care. Or have we? I’m impressed with the number of upcoming entrepreneurs when it comes to hair care because let’s face it, it bothered me that a billion dollar market was controlled mainly by Asians (I have nothing against my Asian brothers and sisters, as a matter of fact I respect their hustle, just simply making a point). So I’m excited to see “us” take back over a market that to me rightfully belongs to us. There is still one other thing that bothers me. Ingredients. When you look at rates of infertility, cancer, fibroids, etc. among black women one makes you wonder why is it? If you go to Blackdoctor.org it goes into great detail about the haircare market and its target being black women. The majority of our favorite go to hair care products have ingredients that do way more harm than good. Sure your hair may be on point, but you’re putting chemicals directly onto your scalp which seeps directly into your bloodstream. Now I do want to point out that other factors do also play a role i.e. DNA, environmental toxins, diet and lifestyle. We can help ourselves and the next generation by paying more attention to what’s in the products.

For me, I’ve switched over to Arbonne, yes it is for black hair, because their products are phenomenal, and I can see a big difference in my hair and my daughter’s hair (absolutely no harsh chemicals). Don’t get me wrong. I was skeptical at first because like many of us, we know what’s good for our hair and nobody else can tell us otherwise. HOWEVER, I would also say that as always we are ever evolving and trying to break generational traditions that really don’t serve our community well. Honestly, as much as we joke about that hot comb and Blue Magic or Royal Crown, we know now that we really were killing ourselves clogging our pores with hair grease.

So that’s why I would highly recommend Arbonne products for hair care. Now if you’ve tried Arbonne and you don’t like it, please look for a hair care line with no harsh chemicals (I’ll put a list down below), no fillers or animal byproducts. Those ingredients can cause cancer.

http://www.afrisagardner.arbonne.com